Put simply, most of the so called AOR bands doing the rounds at the moment are very poor compared to some of the more 'average' bands around in the 80's.

Don't forget that the likes of WINGER, BULLETBOYS, COLD SWEAT, even possibly DOKKEN, were very much 2nd/3rd division bands compared to the big money earners of BON JOVI and the CRUE etc. Yet quality wise they stood head and shoulders above much of the mediocre, poorly produced crap we get fed now.

It never ceases to amaze me that people don't see that. Dedication is one thing, but blind faith won't help the scene at all. As someone else said AOR has moved on. Move with it or get left behind.